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1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 min. 39 sec.) ; 329886682 bytes |
| Summary |
Secrets of Our Living Planet showcases the incredible ecosystems that make life on Earth possible. Using beautifully shot scenes from all over the world, naturalist Chris Packham reveals the hidden wonder of the creatures that humans share the planet with, and the intricate, clever and bizarre connections between the species - without which life just could not survive.The series divulges previously unknown relationships, like why a tiger needs a crab; or why a gecko needs a giraffe. In each episode, Chris visits one of the world's most vital and spectacular habitats and dissects it, to reveal the secrets of how the living planet works.In the final episode, Chris travels across the world, from Iceland to Brazil, to Bangladesh and the Maldives. His aim: to reveal the secrets of the world's watery habitats - fresh and salty.In Brazil's Pantanal tropical wetland, he explores how the region's large species survive because of the apple snail. He also examines the benefits of crabs to the ecosystem of Bangladesh's Sunderbans mangrove forest, how the coral reefs of the Maldives thrive due to the sponge, and the ways in which plankton influences atmosphere and climate. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Final) G CC Follow the conversation on Twitter #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2013-01-30 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Coral reef ecology.
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Crabs -- Ecology.
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Habitat (Ecology)
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Marine plankton.
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Pomacea canaliculata.
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Brazil.
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Bangladesh.
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Maldives.
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Streaming video
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Maxwell, Gavin, director
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Packham, Chris, host
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